As you probably already know, the new Autodesk 2020 products have been released. But have you taken the time to dive in and research the new features to determine if it’s time for an upgrade? If not, don’t worry. You know our experts are on it and have already tested out the new software and …

All drawing sets have a sheet list somewhere that is an index of the sheets in the drawing set. Along with having that schedule, a working sheet list schedule is invaluable in aiding with sorting and grouping the sheet properly, showing revisions, and providing a template for consultants to use so that you can link …

Members of CADD Community get access not only to fantastic training and content, but also our outstanding Revit add-ins. We have just released the 2020 versions of our great tools. If you are a CADD Community member, just log in and download the recent installer and have fun! If you are not a CADD Community …

Have you ever wondered what a view list is for? It’s not like you’re going to put it on a sheet in your set, right? So what good could it be? Well, I’m here to tell you that a view list has a lot of uses on the model management side of things. A view …

I recently had the pleasure of spending a few hours in a chair at my dentist’s office with some time to think about how similar our two professions actually are. It’s interesting to think about the evolution of dentistry over the past twenty years and how much it parallels the evolution of the practice of …

As you probably already know, Revit 2020 was released in April and there are several new features that you should check out. Here are our top five reasons why Structural Engineers should upgrade to Revit 2020. Steel Connections Propagation The steel connections propagation feature is very useful when you are working on a large project where …

Welcome to Part 4, where I will be explaining the wonderful world of Note Block schedules, and how you can use them to create “dummy” schedules in your projects in a way that’s much better than using a key schedule. Note Block Schedules Note block schedules are a great way to create a “dummy” schedule …

AutoCAD 2020 is here, and inside we find the usual assortment of enhancements along with what some might consider unexpected enhancements. Continuing the trend witnessed in recent years, Autodesk continues to deliver on its promise of anywhere, anytime access to your designs with the web and mobile versions of AutoCAD. While web and mobile play …

Now that we’ve talked about how to make our schedules look pretty, I want to dig deeper into the real meat of schedules, the information in them, and what you can do with it. Calculated Values You can create custom parameters within your schedules to calculate values based on other parameters in your schedule. This …

It’s that time of year again. A new version of Civil 3D has arrived! Civil 3D 2020 has some exciting new features that might just convince you to upgrade, especially if you design gravity pipe networks. Here is a list of the top 5 things you need to know about the new release. 1. Snazzy …